JOB CORPS When Logan Wallace (Brick) started at Whitney M. Young Job Corps, he thought he knew what he wanted out of the program. “I wanted my license, I wanted my high school diploma,” Wallace said. “I really didn’t care for the trade, but my instructor, he got on that level...
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2022 Muhlenberg JC Graduate
Meet William ‘Willie’ Colbroth. One of MJCC’s 2022 Graduates! Since William’s enrollment in the JC Program, he has received his high school diploma; completed not one but two trades and is working on a third; nominated and voted into the Student Government Association...
Joseph Tio-Payne ~ STUDENT SUCCESS
Joseph Tio-Payne started his career at Muhlenberg Job Corps in September of 2019. With multiple challenges in the height of COVID, Payne made the difficult decision in December of 2020 to put his Job Corps career on hold, as he could not continue participating in a...
Ring that bell: Hill nurses a powerful dream as she graduates Whitney M. Young
Charlese Hill (CNA) didn’t know much about Job Corps when she decided to give the program a shot – just that it was a free education. “I kind of just went for it,” she said. “I just took my chances.” With a start like that, though, Hill has accomplished great things...
Whitney M. Young graduate values leadership skills, work ethic
Torran Cox is on his way to a strong career in refractory bricklaying, where just as a journeyman he could make $5,000 a week. He couldn’t have built that future without the foundation Whitney M. Young Job Corps helped him lay. Cox is an apprentice bricklayer entering...
Spotlight On Excellence
Jacksonville Job Corps Center Success Story! Ms. Rivera Mew enrolled in the Jacksonville Job Corps Center on March 4, 2019. She remarks that “at 19 years old, I was doing everything to go in the wrong direction. I thought I knew everything about everything, but I...
Jacksonville Job Corps Spotlight on Excellence
Job Corps Success Story Ms. Rivera Mew enrolled in the Jacksonville Job Corps Center on March 4, 2019. She remarks that “at 19 years old, I was doing everything to go in the wrong direction. I thought I knew everything about everything, but I figured out fairly...
Charleston Job Corps Student Spotlight
Student, Dwayne Murphy, Jr. of Newark, Delaware, came to Charleston Job Corps in July 2021. Murphy completed Heating Venting and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and has been accepted into the BullsEye Staffing Program. BullsEye has a long history in the staffing world with...
Charleston Job Corps Student Succes
Carlos Torre-Piris, a Charleston Job Corps student, enrolled in the program on July 27, 2021, hoping to find a career path. Carlos chose to pursue the Medical Administration trade at Charleston through the center's partnership with Ross Medical, which he completed on...
…imagine the possibilities-by alumni influencers “on board” #2 @ Cleveland Job Corps Center (CJCC)
...imagine the possibilities continues to influence our new student body here at CJCC as we bring aboard our alumni to inspire and encourage SUCCESS amongst our students. Starting off with a reminder that our soft skills are highly sought after by potential...
BUILDING A BRIGHTER FUTURE 1 BRICK AT TIME
Chicago Job Corps student Anthony Guzman receiving his certificate of completion from the international masonry institute tuck pointers pre apprenticeship.
Alumni on Board launched at CJCC….05-11-22 #1
...imagine the possibilities is an Alumni on Board initiative to bring in Successful Alumni that will serve as influencers towards our student body. They will come on board and speak their story to inspire and encourage our student body to exert greater effort, with...
KITTRELL JOB CORPS CENTER SALUTES PRIVATE CHARLES FREEMAN
Congratulations to Charles Freeman for graduating United States Army Basic Training. While enrolled Kittrell Job Corps Center Charles obtained his High School Diploma, completed the Security and Protective Services trade and was an ordinary separation in January 2022....
Charleston Job Corps Alumni Graduate of the Month
Charleston Job Corps’ Alumni Graduate of the month is Silas Carden. Following high school, in Linden, VA, Silas bounced from job to job in hopes of finding a career. Despite his high school credentials, he soon realized they were not enough to fulfill his dream of a...
Expressing HOPE thru Art Expressions for a better future today at CJCC continues…
Expressing HOPE thru Art Expressions, for a Better Future Today… In 2020, when the Pandemic hit us, and we had to evacuate...students and staff that remained here at our Cleveland Job Corps Center, became very creative. Expressing ourselves artistically. On...
BOLDER Rocks POSITIVE Affirmations initiative
In 2020, when the Pandemic hit us, and we had to evacuate...students and staff that remained on Center, became creative. Expressing ourselves artistically. On BOLDER rocks. Painting Positive survival...